YOKOHAMA, JAPAN--(Marketwire - December 2, 2009) - '09 ITE - DALSA Corporation (TSX: DSA), a global
leader in machine vision technology, today introduced the Piranha™ HS 12k 90 kHz camera. This new high-speed model features
12k resolution with a 5.2 um pixel size, and breakthrough speeds of 90 kHz
line rate or 1.2 gigapixels/second. This new camera is being showcased at
'09 ITE, the
International Technical Exhibition on Image Technology and Equipment,
December 2-4, 2009 at Pacifico Yokohama in Yokohama, Japan in booth # 167.

With DALSA's newly developed HSLink interface, the Piranha HS 12k camera
delivers unprecedented speeds, high resolution and compact design. The
HSLink interface is a new machine vision connectivity interface pioneered
by DALSA. The interface has taken the key strengths of Camera Link®, and
added new features and functions. HSLink delivers scalable bandwidth in 300
megabyte/second steps, from 300 to 6000 megabytes/second, while using
globally available, off-the-shelf components. A white paper detailing the HSLink
interface is now available for download.

The Piranha HS 12K camera features DALSA's latest cutting-edge time delay
and integration, or TDI, technology
-- an enabler for low light imaging which reduces operating costs and
environmental impacts. It has 256 selectable TDI stages with responsivity
of 3450DN/nj/cm2. All the high performance comes from a compact mechanical
body of 180 x 90 x 92.5mm. With advanced features such as
bi-directionality, anti-blooming and programmability, the HS 12k camera is
ideally suited for flat-panel display, electronics and PCB, and solar cell
inspection, and other high speed web applications.

"DALSA continues to lead the high speed imaging market by delivering
breakthrough TDI technology," said DALSA Senior Product Manager Xing-Fei
He. "With the new Piranha HS 12k camera, our OEM customers will be able to
design and deliver even higher system performance and throughput. We have
seen increasing demands beyond current Camera Link bandwidth and the HSLink
provides an ideal solution for the next generation data connectivity."

The Piranha HS12k camera will be available in Q1 2010. For more product
information visit the Piranha HS Camera page on the DALSA website. For a downloadable image
of the Piranha HS 12k camera please visit DALSA's online media kit.

About DALSA's Machine Vision Products and Services

For more than 25 years DALSA has led the design, manufacture and deployment
of digital imaging components for the machine vision OEM market, and now
offers Vision Appliances for factory floor deployment. Today, DALSA image
sensors, cameras, frame grabbers, software, and Vision Appliances are used
in thousands of automated inspection systems around the world and across
multiple industries including semiconductor, flat panel display,
electronics, automotive, medical, packaging and general manufacturing.

About DALSA Corporation

DALSA is an international leader in high performance digital imaging and
semiconductors with approximately 1000 employees worldwide. Established in
1980, the company designs, develops, manufactures and markets digital
imaging products and solutions, in addition to providing semiconductor
products and services. DALSA's core competencies are in specialized
integrated circuit and electronics technology, software, and highly
engineered semiconductor wafer processing. Products and services include
image sensor components (CCD and CMOS); electronic digital cameras; vision
processors; image processing software; and semiconductor wafer foundry
services for use in MEMS, high-voltage semiconductors, image sensors and
mixed-signal CMOS chips. DALSA is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange
under the symbol "DSA" and has its corporate offices in Waterloo, Ontario,
Canada.

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